Service manual

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3.1.3 Service Checks After Repair
Before you send the printer back to the customer, fill in the checklist in Table 3-3 to note the current state of
the components. This checklist facilitates servicing and shipping.
Table 3-3. Inspection Checklist for Repaired Printer
Category
Component
Items to Check
Is Check Required?
Printer
Printhead Are any wires broken?
❑ Checked, R Not necessary
features
Are any wires worn out?
•l
Checked, •l Not necessary
Carriage
Does the carriage move smoothly?
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
mechanism
❑ IMovement •l
noisy, Mechanism dirty,
(Mechanism oily
Is the carriage motor at the correct•l
❑ Checked, Not necessary
temperature and not overheating?
Paper Is paper advancing smoothly?
•l
❑ Checked, Not necessary
advance
❑ Movement noisy, ❑ Mechanism dirty,
mechanism
Mechanism oily
Is the paper advance motor running at the
•l
Checked,
❑ Not necessary
correct temperature and not overheating?
Paper path Is the type of paper in the printer feeding
•l
Checked, •l Not necessary
smoothly?
Is the tractor feeding the paper correctly?
•l
❑ Checked, Not necessary
Is the paper path clear of all obstructions?
•l
Checked, •l Not necessary
Is the platen free of damage?•l
Checked,
❑ Not necessary
Ribbon mask
Is ribbon mask free of distortion?
•l
Checked, •l Not necessary
Self-print test
Was the self-print successful?
•l
❑ Checked, Not necessary
On-1ine test Was the on-line test successful?
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
Adjustment Printhead
Is the platen gap adjusted correctly?
•l
Checked, •l Not necessary
Printing
Is the bidirectional alignment adjusted•l
Checked,
❑ Not necessary
correctly?
System
ROM version
The ROM version is XXX.
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
upgrade
Shipment
Has the ribbon been removed?
❑ Checked, ❑ Not necessary
•l
Have all the required parts been included in
Checked,
❑ Not necessary
the shipment?
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